Chapter 200: The First Flight in the Sky of Mukden
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"Hey, Fengjun's spirit is really good." Passed through the downtown area. Chen Rulin directly found the person in charge of the plane and came to the heavily guarded airport.
Seeing the heavily armed soldiers around him, standing in line, looking majestic, his spirit was a little different from what he saw elsewhere.
"Oh my god, what the hell is this!" Seeing the Ca30 bomber parked on the lawn like a prehistoric monster, Song Baoming, like several others, opened his mouth wide, and from the time he entered Mukden, he didn't know how many times he was surprised along the way.
In fact, in addition to Song Baoming, even Chen Rulin, a Fengtian person, was shocked when he saw the shape of the Ca30 bomber, they only learned the Gao Delong trainer aircraft and the pigeon plane. It's just that these two aircraft, one for trainer pilots and the other for ordinary aircraft, are of course fundamentally different from the Ca30 bombers, which specialize in bombing. At this time, when the world was dominated by a single engine, the three-engine design of the Ca30 was unique.
This aircraft uses a double-wing, double-tail, double-tail, three-fuselage, single-flat-tail, three-vertical tail layout. Between the upper and lower wings of the rectangular shape, there are 8 sets of pillars and many lines that support the wing in an intricate manner. Two of the three water-cooled engines are mounted at the front end of the tail boom on both sides, and the other is mounted upside down at the tail end of the central fuselage nacelle, so there is a pair of pusher propellers. The water radiators of each engine are hung from the brackets like three long boxes, and there are four open-top seats in the boat-shaped fuselage nacelle.
There is one self-defense machine gun in the nose and one in the stern, and the rear machine gun is specially mounted on a high shelf to avoid the propulsion propeller, and the shooter must climb along a one-man high ladder into a birdcage-like protective metal mesh to control the bolt when firing. Pilots are doing aerobatics as if they were doing aerial stunts. The rare first three-point fixed landing gear was mounted on a total of 10 wheels, and the bomb hung under the belly. The whole machine is a wooden cloth skin structure.
As an extremely advanced bomber of this period, the CA30 was not without its shortcomings, and the "extremely complicated and trivial" fuselage parts and accessories constituted the strange appearance characteristics of the Ca30 series aircraft, and due to the complex process structure, once damaged, it was much more troublesome to repair than ordinary models.
It's just that I don't hide it. 2 to 3 aviation machine guns and a bomb load of 453 kg are enough to make it rank among the best in the world. And these features also make the Ca30 have a larger physique than the Gaudron trainer.
"Well, I'm surprised, I was also shocked when I saw this big guy for the first time." He Yingdong, who had returned to Fengtian City earlier, was in charge of helping the technicians assemble the plane, and took off the gloves that were stained with some oil and walked towards Chen Rulin's group.
"Tsk, it's worth it, it's worth it! I heard that Principal Qin drove the plane to catch Bai Lang's gang of bandits running around, if he could drive this guy, he wouldn't be majestic and die. Zhao Yunpeng rubbed his hands excitedly. It seems that at this time, I want to go up and test the flight. "What kind of planes are these?"
"This is a Caproni bomber purchased from Italy, which is more expensive than the Gaudron trainer. As for the test machine, it is enough to wait until there is no problem with the body. He Yingdong said, "The pilot's clothes and glasses are ready, you go over and try on the fit." ”
"Ha Luha, okay. This trip to Fengtian is the right one, let's be pilots. Isn't it just to fly a plane? Du Baoming smiled and walked out of the crowd and strode in the direction of the test suit.
"What are you doing running so fast, and now the body hasn't been checked, just put on a leather jacket and see if it won't heat you to death."
"Wait, I haven't spoken yet, I can only try the trainer today. As for the Ca30, it is too expensive, only the most skilled in our country can make the first test flight, and then share the experience after the test flight with everyone, and the others can come in order. Later, He Yingdong added another sentence.
"Damn, you can't finish all at once?" Du Baoming rolled his eyes. However, if you think about it carefully, it is normal for Fengtian to make this arrangement, and the Ca30 is not as easy to control as Gao Delong compared to the sturdy and stable Gao Delong training aircraft. At this time, the parachute was not used on the pilot, and there were only two results of falling down, the head hit the ground first or the feet hit the ground first.
Several of them were classmates, and they spoke very casually. After some laughter, they adjusted their status and boarded the plane with the help of ground staff.
Buzz –
One after another, the trainer planes were under the control of these novice pilots and then rushed into the blue sky after paddling some distance on the ground.
The 4 pilots from Fengtian, plus the 5 classmates recruited from Nanyuan, 41 of the 50 pilots in the first phase of Nanyuan Aviation School successfully graduated and 9 were eliminated. At this time, there were 9 people in Mukden, just a quarter of all pilots.
Nine trainer planes lined up in an irregular queue in the air, but the sensation caused was unexpected.
"Look, what are those big birds in the sky, why are they so loud?"
"That's too big, isn't it?" Some hunters who had experience in fighting eagles looked at the shape in the sky and were suddenly startled, and the figures of eagles dodging in the airspace around the plane looked extremely petite.
"What kind of bird is this, even an eagle is afraid!"
In the entire Fengtian City, almost all saw the group of planes soaring in the blue sky. A large number of people stopped what they were doing to look at the unknown, and the whole street was crowded with people.
"It's strange, the base camp hasn't mobilized planes to settle in the Kwantung Army recently?" The new Japanese consul in Mukden, Kikujiro, naturally did not make the same fuss as ordinary passers-by on the street.
"This is not an imperial plane, this is a Chinese people, as far as I know, the president of the Chinese people has run an aviation school in the southern district, and this year a group of cadets graduated, and the principal of the aviation school personally took a few planes to participate in the war to exterminate the Bai Lang Army, the rebel army of China. It is unlikely that Nanyuan's plane will appear in Mukden, nor will it be from Tsarist Russia. Excluding these two possibilities, only the people of China are left alone. Yoshiichi Tanaka stood at the window of the consulate, and the window was open. A few small dots roaring in the sky made his eyes shine with a strange look.
"The plane of the Chinese people, how is this possible?" Kikujiro looked incredulous.
"Nothing is impossible, Tegaoke received news before that Qin Yu may have purchased a batch of flying machines in Western countries, but because Qin Yu has done a good job of secrecy, the news has not been confirmed. I didn't expect this thing to be true, Qin Yu actually had a way to get all the flying machines into the sky, it was really unexpected. Yoshiichi Tanaka said thoughtfully.
"It seems that the big bartender is right, this Qin Yu's potential is very terrifying, and his insight and means are probably only comparable to that president among the people of China." Before Kikujiro came to Japan, he also had the idea of using Qin Yu to confront the central government of the Republic of China, and after seeing the vigorous development of Mukden, it was inevitable that his thoughts would be shaken. "Tanaka-kun, maybe the way of sitting back and watching Qin Yu's development should be changed, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be a problem to raise tigers."
"Well, Qin Yu's potential is terrifying." Tanaka Yoshiichi felt that it would be difficult for Qin Yu to be subdued if he continued to develop like this without curbing it.
"It's still too late to eliminate Qin Yu's influence in Mukden, after all, it's only the commander of that place." Kikujiro attaches more importance to Qin Yu. Once a consensus is reached within the empire, Qin Yu can only be regarded as a relatively big trouble. There are still many ways to solve it.
"But have you thought about it? Now the biggest enemy of the empire in China is Yuan Shikai, Qin Yu is a little tricky, if he starts to deal with him now, he will undoubtedly force him to completely surrender to Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai's control over the Northeast is much worse than that of the Central Plains of China, if he gets Qin Yu's full support. It is equivalent to firmly grasping the northeast of China. Yoshiichi Tanaka was quick to raise the conundrum.
Kikujiro frowned, Qin Yu's allegiance to Yuan Shikai is not as simple as one plus one equals two. With the development speed and current situation of Mukden, it can play a cornerstone role in the Northeast. Compared with Yuan Shikai, whose ruling power is gradually consolidated, dealing with Qin Yu is indeed not so urgent.
"Could it be that Qin Yu will continue to grow like this?" Kikujiro has an unwilling way.
"It's not about letting it go. Qin Yu's development momentum must be curbed, and the empire's power in Mukden must gradually strengthen, and the first step is to obtain the right to build a railway in Mukden. As long as the transportation lifeline of Mukden is in the hands of the empire, Qin Yu's development will also be greatly hindered, and the economy without rail transportation is destined to be unable to maintain strong growth for a long time. "The empire is about to take control of Qingdao, and the great powers are busy with the great war in Europe, which is a golden opportunity for the empire." ”
"That's all for now." Kikujiro nodded.
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"This is the flying machine?" As a professional soldier, seeing new things in the sky, Lan Tianwei also made no secret of his shock.
"Damn, if you want to fight and march at the beginning, you rely on two big feet, and you can't be envious when you watch people ride horses. Later, when the conditions were good, he got on the horse. There is a car again, but this car is not as good as riding a horse in the wilderness, except that it is good to use on the concrete road. It's good now, it's all in the sky. Li Chengwen said with a big grin.
"It's still a unique vision, a little change every year, and we are now at the forefront of the domestic army." Yang Xing took off the white gloves on his hand, put his back behind his back and laughed, "If we don't have to take care of the emotions of the Central Army, now we can all load grenades on a large scale, this time the Japanese army forcibly occupied Qingdao, and there is no large-scale equipment of grenades, I heard that it is an airplane, and it is also a rare thing in the Japanese army, and there are only a few on it in the Qingdao War." Now, in addition to the insufficient number of artillery, we are not much worse than the Japanese army. ”
"Yes, when I was still patrolling the army before, I saw that the new army was well-fed and well-dressed, and the eyes of those little cubs under my hands were red. Now we have all of that. Better than the previous New Army. Sun Liechen also said that the people present all came from the time when they were patrolling the old army or beards, and they experienced these changes personally and felt naturally and profoundly.
"Except for the lack of artillery? I think our shortest point now is artillery, without artillery, we want to fight with the Japanese army, there is still too much difference. THE MOST POWERFUL OF US NOW IS THE 75MM AND 76MM MOUNTAIN GUNS. In order to capture Qingdao this time, I won't talk about those large-caliber naval guns. I HEARD THAT THE SIEGE MORTAR USED WAS MORE THAN 280MM, AND IF ONE SHOT WENT DOWN, THE PIT WAS ENOUGH TO BURY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. Qin Yu shook his head to himself, and when a round of artillery went down, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and a large number of enemy troops were killed. Failure to fight back effectively is also a huge blow to your morale. No one can survive the enemy's artillery fire for long, and that is not something that can be fought by manpower.
"280MM-" The people present all gasped when they heard this, the 75MM cannon was already a sharp weapon for the town army for Fengtian at this time, but compared with the Japanese army's mortar cannon, it was like a house, Qin Yu here also had a bit of exaggeration, the 280MM mortar cannon was hugely powerful, but it also had many limitations.
The War of Resistance in History. Compared with the current Feng army, the national army is even worse, with 30,000 Feng troops and 60 artillery pieces. At this time, the Japanese army was far less powerful than it was during World War II. The two sides really want to go to war, and under the machine guns and artillery of the Feng army, the Japanese army will also have to pay huge casualties to gnaw the hard bone of the Feng army.
"There are still several models of rifles that our Fengjun uses now. Made in Hanyang, Mauser gun. There are also a small number of Japanese weapons, although there are plenty of bullets, it is troublesome to replenish after all. The rifle is to knock out one shot and one less shot, and expect the center to give us a gun, which is a miscalculation. ”
"There is a gap, but it is now narrowing. Now even against the Japanese army, we are confident that we can tear a piece of flesh off the other party, if we change to the old patrol army, do you have the confidence and courage? Lan Tianwei saw that the atmosphere was a little tense and said something to boost morale.
Qin Yu smiled. You can't just patronize the morale, "Yes, saying this just makes you understand that there is still a gap between us and the Japanese army, and the Japanese army is also a human being, and it will still be a stilt if you shoot down." There is a momentum of not admitting defeat, and sooner or later we will be able to stand on the same level as the Japanese army. ”
The group of planes in the air changed their formation several times, and after flying for a short while, the formation began to adjust more neatly and tightly.
"Division, I heard that more and more aircraft are being used in European wars, how much role can this aircraft play on the battlefield?" Bai Wenwei asked.
"The speed of the aircraft is not comparable to that of horses, the air is much less restricted than on the ground, and the role of reconnaissance is unique, at least. Think about it, if you get out of an airplane, a string of machine guns swept down, and bombs dropped, who would be able to withstand it? Qin Yu said with a smile, "The Italian-made Ca30 bomber purchased this time, one plane can hang more than 450 kilograms of bombs, if several, more than a dozen are dispatched together, fly to the enemy position and bomb wildly, and the enemy will not blow up the nest?" ”
Listening to Qin Yu's words, thinking of the scene of being dropped by the enemy overhead, everyone present shuddered, more than a dozen planes, thousands of kilograms of bombs were dropped head-on, equivalent to hundreds of shells, in that environment, even an iron man would be melted.
The police and officials in Mukden apparently did not expect a flight overhead to cause such a sensation that traffic was jammed for a while.
"All pedestrians, please be careful not to block the road, this is a new type of aircraft purchased by Fengtian officials from the West, and it is our Fengtian people who control the aircraft, please don't panic." When some police officers got the news, they repeated the same words over and over again in the streets with bullhorns, trying to maintain order in the market.
"What, it's actually a flying machine driven by our Fengtian people? My good man, people can even fly on it. The policeman's words sparked more heated discussions and curiosity.
"yes, that's amazing."
"I can't think of it, I really can't think of it, today is considered to be an increase in knowledge, but in the past two years, we have really gained knowledge, and we are constantly gaining knowledge." In a restaurant, an old man in a cyan robe was relatively resilient, and after the initial novelty, he had recovered at this time.
"This is not all, I heard that the division is ready to start the construction of the tram in our Fengtian City, which is much more convenient than riding a horse, and it will not take long to set up a bus station from the north of the city to the south of the city, from the east of the city to the west of the city."
"Tram? What's that? Someone curious asked.
"It's a car powered by electricity, which is bigger than a small car, and can seat many people at a time."
"There is a piece of land of thousands of acres in the west of the city that has been fenced, and I don't know what is being built over there, covering such a large area."
"I haven't received any definite news on this."
The people in the restaurant talked about the changes in Fengtian City and the changes in their lives in the past two years.
"Qin, I didn't expect you to really let the plane fly into the sky, it's really surprising, I thought you didn't have a suitable pilot." When the German consul Digs found Qin Yu, Qin Yu was on his way back, and after the initial surprise, the order on the street had returned to normal, but the guests in the teahouse tavern had increased a lot of conversation.
"Old friend, there are no pilots, can I buy a bunch of wood and come back and chop it for firewood?" Qin Yu is very satisfied with the sensation caused today, this flight will naturally cause some people to be jealous, but it also has a certain effect on improving the morale of the people of Fengtian, and we must not give up the current plan to develop aircraft because of some people's vigilance.
"Your country is now at war with Britain and France, and it is really a pity that my plan to purchase large quantities of goods in your country has to be cancelled."
"Yes, I hope this war will end as soon as possible, and the German Empire will definitely win this war." Egus had a determined look on his face.
I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Qin Yu, who knows the historical process of Dao, sighed in his heart, but said, "The cooperation with your country was very pleasant before, and I also hope that your country can win this war." ”
"Does Senior Commander Qin have time, I have something I want to discuss with Senior Commander Qin."
"Of course." Qin Yu nodded, looking at Egus's cautious expression, and he didn't know what was going on. (To be continued......)